Internet first
Ordered the week the lease is signed. It is the longest lead item in the move.
Office moves.
Central Ohio.
One IT contractor.
Central Ohio.
One IT contractor.
Office IT Relocation
Services in
Columbus, Ohio.
Your movers carry the desks. We own the part that decides whether anyone can work on day one: the circuit, the cabling, the network, the WiFi and the phones at the new address.
Circuit order · Cabling · Cutover weekend
Cabling & network closet
Drops, rack, firewall and switches live before the furniture arrives.
WiFi & phones
Surveyed WiFi and ported numbers, tested from a real desk before Monday.
Scope
What office IT relocation services actually cover
An IT relocation is five projects running on one deadline. Miss any one and the office opens without working computers.
The internet circuit
Ordering service at the new address, confirming the carrier can actually deliver there, and getting a firm install date in writing. This is usually the longest lead item in the whole move.
Structured cabling
Data drops to every desk, printer, wireless access point and conference room, run while the ceilings are open, labeled at both ends and tested before the furniture arrives.
The network closet
Rack, patch panel, firewall and switches installed and powered in the new space so the network is live before people are.
WiFi
Access points placed from the new floor plan, not guessed from the old one, so the far conference room and the break room both work.
Phones
Number porting started early, handsets moved or replaced, and calls tested before cutover so customers never hit a dead line.
Timeline
Plan backward from the circuit date, not the moving truck
Most moves are scheduled from the lease date and the moving company’s calendar. The IT schedule has to be built the other way around: find out when the carrier can light the new address, then fit cabling, closet build-out and cutover in front of it.
1
As soon as the lease is signed
site walk, drop count, closet location, and the circuit order.
2
While walls and ceilings are open
cabling runs and closet prep.
3
Two to three weeks out
network equipment installed and tested at the new site; porting request confirmed.
4
Move weekend
equipment moved, workstations reconnected, phones cut over, every desk checked.
5
First business day
on-site or on call for the small problems every move has.
If you are further along than that, call anyway. A compressed schedule changes what gets done first, not whether it gets done.
Move MondayThe internet isn’t on
The problems that show up on move Monday
The circuit was ordered late or the carrier needs construction to reach the building. The fix is ordering first and keeping a temporary backup connection ready.
The furniture plan changed after cabling. We confirm the final layout with you before anything is pulled.
Porting wasn’t started early enough. We start it the week the lease is signed.
Unlabeled patch panels turn every future problem into guesswork. Every drop is labeled at the jack and the panel, and you get the documentation.
Leased equipment, old phone lines and circuits at the old site need to be returned or cancelled on a schedule. We give you that list so you don’t keep paying for it.
The circuit was ordered late or the carrier needs construction to reach the building. The fix is ordering first and keeping a temporary backup connection ready.
How we work
How a relocation project runs with ClearMax Labs
Every project is planned and run by Jalen May, a network and systems engineer. You have one number for the whole move. Field work is done by Jalen or by vetted technicians working to his plan, and every site is checked before the project closes.
You get an itemized quote after the site walk, with drops, equipment, labor and cutover listed separately, so you can see what each piece covers.
Details
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FAQHow early should we start the IT side of an office move?
Office move IT questions
As soon as the lease is signed. The internet circuit sets the schedule, and carriers often need weeks or longer to deliver service to a new address.
Yes. Cutovers are planned for evenings or a weekend so your team leaves the old office on Friday and works from the new one on Monday.
Not always. A move is a good time to replace equipment that is near end of life, but we tell you what can move as-is and what should be replaced, and why.
You keep the documentation either way. If you want ongoing support, managed IT support is available from the team that built the network.
As soon as the lease is signed. The internet circuit sets the schedule, and carriers often need weeks or longer to deliver service to a new address.
Signed the lease? Start with the circuit.
Send us the new address and your target move date. We’ll tell you what has to happen first.
Get a free office move IT planTell us about the project.
No obligation. You get a written plan and an itemized quote after the site walk.
We respond within 1 business hour during business hours and never share your information.
6306 Marsh Wren Dr, Gahanna, OH 43230 · (833) 306-3168 · ClearMax Labs